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One in 10 people with a Medicare card have opted-out of the new My Health Record digital health system.
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APVMA moving bills continue
The APVMA expects its pay-out bill to reach $1.5 million, with 50 more staff to exit.
Parramatta CEO sacked
Parramatta City Council’s CEO has been sacked after months of infighting.
LGAQ creates data panel
A special data ethics committee has been set up to advise the Queensland local government sector.
Councils call for concerted talks
Councils want more consideration before NSW's tough new music festival laws are rushed through.
Farmers want rail talks
The inland rail project is lining up to be an issue in both the NSW and federal elections, despite over $400 million already being spent.
Geoscientists want deep backing
Geoscientists say they need political support to dig deeper and access Australia’s next generation of mineral deposits.
Premier counts disaster costs
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has revealed the cost of Queensland's “summer of disasters”.
SA could kill GM ban
The South Australian Government is considering scrapping its ban on genetically modified (GM) crops.
SA Water going greener
SA Water is installing $304 million worth of solar power.
Ex-Ipswich CEO jailed
Former Ipswich City Council chief executive Carl Wulff has been jailed for receiving close to $240,000 in corrupt payments.
GetUp cleared of party links
Progressive activist group GetUp has been declared independent of political parties.
Bin ban hits councils
Victoria’s EPA has banned a major recycling company from accepting waste at two of its facilities.
Irrigators contributed to fish deaths
Scientists say irrigators extracting excess water has contributed to the death of millions of fish in the Murray-Darling system.
Major Manus contract questioned
The Department of Home Affairs says “urgent” circumstances led it to award a $400 million contract in a closed tender, but denies it was “desperate”.
RAH issues exposed
Unions have slammed a culture of bullying, pressure and fatigue at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH).
Hospital stoush going nowhere
A legal dispute between the WA Government and builder John Holland does not look like ending soon.
Builders push new link
A new electricity interconnector between South Australia and New South Wales could lower power costs ...
Parties hit in Parliament hack
Computer networks of the major political parties were affected by a recent hack.
Bird plan could slow Carmichael
A small bird is standing in the way of Adani's giant Queensland coal mine.
Call to change 'sneaky' fees
The Federal Government says it is cracking down on “sneaky” late power payment fees.